Babes-Bolyai University
Name: Pintea
Surname: Ovidiu Sebastian
Date and place of birth: 15.05.1977, Cluj-Napoca, jud. Cluj
Nationality: Romanian
Marital status: Married
Scientific title: PhD in psychology – june 2, 2006
Institution: „Babeş-Bolyai” University.
Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences
Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy
Education:
2007-present: Postdoctoral studies – The International Institute of Advanced Studies in Psychoterapy and Aplied Menthal Health, Babeş-Bolyai University and Albert Ellis Institute, SUA
2006: PhD thesis: Psychological determinants of the entrepreneurial behavior (suma cum laudae) Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca
2003-2006: PhD courses: Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, coordinated by prof. Mircea Miclea, PhD.
2002: the summer courses of National School of Statistics, Cluj-Napoca
2001-2003: Master in Social Communication and Public Relations, The Faculty of Sociology and Social Assistance, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca
1997-2001: License in Sociology, The Faculty of Sociology and Social Assistance, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca
1991-1995: The Theoretical Highschool „Lucian Blaga” from Cluj-Napoca, Department of Mathematics & Physics
Professional experience:
2008-prezent: Senior researcher, PhD, Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, „Babeş-Bolyai”, University.
2007-2008: Postdoctoral researcher – The International Institute of Advanced Studies in Psychoterapy and Aplied Menthal Health, Babeş-Bolyai University and Albert Ellis Institute, SUA
2002-2007: Sociologist at UNESCO Chair in Management and Governance of Higher Education, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca
2001: PR consultant for Romanian Opera from Cluj-Napoca
2000-2001: Research partner METROMEDIA TRANSILVANIA
2000: Research partner INSOMAR, the local elections in Cluj-Napoca
2000: research operator in the project called „Promoting the sociologist profesion”
1999: research operator in the project called „Local development in Câmpeni area”
1998: research operator in the project called „ Local development in Râşca area”
Teaching experience:
- 2009-present: teaching the MA course called „Negotiation Techniques and Conflict Management”, Masters Program in Psychological techniques in Behavioral Control and Human Potential Development, Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, „Babeş-Bolyai” University.
- 2008-present: teaching the post-graduate course called „Psychological factors involved in business performance”, distance learning, Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, „Babeş-Bolyai” University.
2008-present: teaching the MA course called „Advanced Research Methods”, Masters Program in Psychological techniques in Behavioral Control and Human Potential Development, Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, „Babeş-Bolyai” University.
-2007-2009: teaching the MA course called „Advanced methods for analysing data” 2nd year of study, Masters Program in Clinical psychology, psychological counseling and psychotherapy, Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, „Babeş-Bolyai” University.
-2007-present: teaching the MA seminars for the course called „Advanced Research Methods II” 1st year of study – the 2nd semester, Masters Program in Clinical psychology, psychological counseling and psychotherapy, Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, „Babeş-Bolyai” University.
-2007-present: teaching the MA seminars for the course called „Advanced Research Methods I” 1st year of study – the 1st semester, Masters Program in Clinical psychology, psychological counseling and psychotherapy, Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, „Babeş-Bolyai” University.
-2004–2007: teaching seminars for the course called „Experimental Psychology and Data Analysis”, undergraduate level, 1st year of study, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, „Babeş-Bolyai” University.
-2002-present: teaching the course called „Sociology”, distance learning, undergraduate level, 1st year of study, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, „Babeş-Bolyai” University.
Areas of interest:
- Entrepreneurial psychology
- Experimental psychology. Quantitative research methods
- Statistics. Aplications in psychological research
- Sociology
Foreign Languages:
ENGLISH: excellent in speaking, reading, and writing
FRENCH: fair in speaking, reading, and writing
ITALIAN: fair in reading and comprehension
PhD thesis
Pintea, S, (2006). „Psychological determinants of entrepreneurial behavior”. Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca.
Coordinated by Prof. Mircea Miclea, PhD
Comission composed by:
Prof. Miron Ionescu, PhD (president, Babeş-Bolyai University)
Prof. Petru Iluţ, PhD (member, Babeş-Bolyai University)
Prof. Nicolae Jurcău, PhD (member, Babeş-Bolyai University)
Prof. Cornel Hăvârneanu (member, Babeş-Bolyai University)
- 2009-2011. Project IDEI. Cercetare Exploratorie Analitică şi Proteomică în Plasma şi Lichidul Cefalorahidian la Pacienţii Vârstnici cu Disfuncţie Cognitivă Postoperatorie (ID_2631; type of project: Exploratory Research Projects; Total Budget: 1.000.000 RON) (director, Bodolea C. PhD. – UMF Cluj-Napoca) – member of the research team
- 2007-2010: coordinator from partner 2 (Babes-Bolyai University) – Grant ARISAN “Implementation of new noninvasive diagnosis methods for optimizing postoperative cognitive function in elders. Implications upon life quality and psychosocial performance” (director dr. Bodolea C. – UMF Cluj-Napoca)
- 2006–2011: researcher- GOCE-CT-2006-036866, FPVI; Challenges in assessing and forecasting biodiversity and ecosystem changes in Europe”- ECOCHANGE – member in the research team of the Institutute of Biological Research Cluj-Napoca
- 2006: researcher – Grant MMSS „Upgrading a number of 250 occupational profiles and elaboration of 100 new profiles, demanded by the labour market” through COGNITROM (contract nr. 40/2.11.2006)
- 2003: researcher - Grant MMSS „The Battery for Psychological Tests on Cognitive Aptitudes – BTPAC in profesional orientation”, financed by World Bank, NR.: 3849RO, promotor S.C Cognitrom S.R.L.
Pintea, S. (2007). Elements of entrepreneurial psychology: theoretical and experimental aspects. Ed. ASCR, Cluj-Napoca
(the book above mentioned received the award of the Research Council of Babes-Bolyai University in 2008)
- Pintea, S. (co-author) (2003). The Battery for Psychological Tests on Cognitive Aptitudes – BTPAC, Ed. ASCR, Cluj-Napoca
- Pintea, S. (co-author) (2004). A Guide for Career Education: Activities Notebook for V-VIII grades, Lemeni, G. & Porumb, M. (Eds.) ASCR, Cluj-Napoca
- Pintea, S. (co-author) (2004). A Guide for Career Education: Activities Notebook for IX-XII grades, ASCR, Lemeni, G., Mih, C., Mihalca, L (Eds.), Cluj-Napoca
- Pintea S., Moldovan, R. (2009). The receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) analysis: Fundamentals and applications in clinical psychology. Journal of Cognitive and Behavioral Psychotherapies, vol. 9(1): 49-66
- Bodolea, C., Hagau, N., Coman, I., Pintea, S., Cristea, I., Cristea, T., Negrutiu S. (2008). Postoperative cognitive dysfunction in elderly patients. A common psychological and medical approach, Journal of Cognitive and Behavioral Psychotherapies, vol. 8(1): 117-132
- Pintea, S. (2008). The influence of positive framing resistance upon the entrepreneurial decision simulated in a Market Entry Game. Psychology of Human Resources, (in print)
- Pintea, S. (2006). The influence of experimentally induced “better than average effect” upon the entrepreneurial decision. Cognition, Brain, Behavior, 10 (3), 461-473
- Pintea, S. (2006). Trois aspects du biais de la supraconfidence et leurs relation avec la decision entrepreneuriale. Studia Universitatis Babes Bolyai Seria Sociologia, 2, 33-51
- Pintea, S. (2006). The influence of overconfidence bias (miscalibration and illusion of control) upon the entrepreneurial decision. Psychology of Human Resources,4(1), 62-79
- Pintea, S., Balazsi, R. (2005). Market Entry Game. The influence of personality traits and market caracteristics upon the entrepreneurial decision. Psychology of Human Resources, 3(2), 55-69
- Pintea, S. (2005). Research designs and perspectives in the studies upon the entrepreneurial behavior. Cognition, Brain, Behavior, 9(1), 1-18
- Pintea, S. (2004). Psychosociological theories of entrepreneurial behavior. Cognition, Brain, Behavior, 8(1), 99-120
- Pintea, S. (2001). Entrepreneurial culture in university area. Cognition, Brain, Behavior, 5(4), 405-420
- Pintea, S., Rusu, A. (2008). Miniaturization of ecological situations in laboratory conditions: applications and perspectives. The case of Market Entry Game, The National Conference of Psychology, Timisoara
- Rusu, A., Macavei, B., Moldovan, R., Pintea, S. (2008). Incorporation of Animal Assisted Therapy in psychoterapy for depresion: a metaanalysis, The National Conference of Psychology, Timisoara
- Pintea, S. (2003). Higher education entrepreneurship in social sciences: The case of faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, Babeş-Bolyai University. Paper presented at Zilele Psihologiei Timişorene, 14-15 November, Timişoara
- Pintea S., Szentgyörgyi Z., Vonaş, G. (2006). The influence of experimentally induced “better than average effect” upon the entrepreneurial decision. Paper presented at The National Conference of Psychology, Cluj-Napoca
- Szentgyörgyi Z., Pintea S., Vonaş, G. (2006). Organizational culture oriented toward continuous learning: a predictor for efficiency. Paper presented at The National Conference of Psychology, Cluj-Napoca
- Vonaş, G., Szentgyörgyi Z., Pintea S., (2006). E-learning paradigms? Poster presented at The National Conference of Psychology, Cluj-Napoca
- Pintea, S. (2005). The relationship between personality traits, entrepreneurial attitude and entrepreneurial intention. Paper presented at The Annual Scientific Session of Romanian Academy, The Department for Social Research, Cluj-Napoca
Pintea, S. (2003). Higher education entrepreneurship in social sciences: The case of Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, Babeş-Bolyai University. Paper presented at Zilele Psihologiei Timişorene, 14-15 November, Timişoara